# Crushing injuries at Weldbend Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2018010846` · 1/25/2018 · ARGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Weldbend Corporation
- **Location:** 6600 South Harlem Ave., ARGO, ILLINOIS, 60501
- **NAICS:** 332919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a marking machine when his glove became caught and pulled his left hand into the machine, crushing his index and middle fingers.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*